Selma GR

GR is the abbreviation for the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Selma .

Selma
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Graubünden (GR)
Region :	Moesa
Political community :	Calanca
Postal code :	6545
former BFS no. :	3811
Coordinates :	729 241  /  130854 coordinates: 46 ° 19 '0 "  N , 9 ° 7' 0"  O ; CH1903:  729,241  /  130854
Height :	977  m above sea level M.
Area :	2.91  km²
Residents:	29 (December 31, 2014)
Population density :	10 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.comunedicalanca.ch
Selma GR
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Parish before the merger on January 1, 2015

Selma is a village in the municipality of Calanca , which lies in the former Calanca district in the Moesa district of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland . The village is located in the Calanca valley, a side valley of the Misox .

geography

The village is at an altitude of 977 m above sea level. M. on the left bank of the Calancasca and at the west foot of the Piz de Groven (2694 m above sea level), 13 kilometers north of the Grono and 25 kilometers north of the Bellinzona station of the Swiss Federal Railways .

history

The village was first mentioned in 1582 under the then name Selma. In 1656 Selma bought part of Alp Trescolmen (Trescolmine) for 3000 lire.

coat of arms

In green, a heraldic golden key placed obliquely to the left with a key bit turned to the left, accompanied by two golden shells . The motifs of the coat of arms in the colors of the Trivulzio stand for the double patronage of the parish church . The key represents St. Peter , while the shells symbolize St. James the Elder .

Community merger

Until December 31, 2014 Selma was a separate political municipality . On January 1, 2015, it merged with the municipalities of Arvigo , Braggio and Cauco to form the new municipality of Calanca .

population

Population development
year	1683	1733	1830	1850	1900	1950	1970	1990	2000	2003	2007	2014
Residents	300	200	93	73	71	60	34	31	44	44	39	29

The former municipality had 44 inhabitants in 2003 and 39 in 2007, but still wanted to remain independent for a long time.

Attractions

• Catholic parish church of SS. Giacomo e Pietro (rebuilt 1662–1667 by Giovanni Maria Regesono in Baroque style )

See also : List of cultural assets in Calanca

economy

Cable car station and restaurant in Selma

There is no village shop in Selma, but a hostel for holiday camps and a restaurant. A cable car runs in automatic 24-hour operation to Landarenca , which can be reached on foot in 40 minutes on a mule track .

literature

• Simona Martinoli and others: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, pp. 518-519.
• Erwin Poeschel : The art monuments of the canton of Graubünden. Volume VI: The Italian Grisons valleys Puschlav, Misox and Calanca (= Swiss art monuments. Volume 17). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Birkhäuser, Bern 1945, DNB 367611058 ; unchangeable Nachdr., [2. Ed.], Ibid. 1975, ISBN 3-7643-0807-9 .
• Balser Puorger : Selma. In: Historical-Biographical Lexicon of Switzerland . Volume 6: Schultheiss - Sisgau. Attinger, Neuenburg 1921, p. 336 ( PDF; 27.1 MB; PDF-p. 87 ).
• Cesare Santi: Selma. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 15th December 2016 .
• Various authors: Leggia. In: Storia dei Grigioni , 3 volumes, Collana "Storia dei Grigioni", Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2000.

Web links

Commons : Selma  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Comune di Calanca Official website of the municipality (Italian language)
• Selma on elexikon.ch

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cesare Santi: Selma. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 15th December 2016 .
2. ^ Cantonal library of Graubünden: Catholic parish church SS. Giacomo e Pietro. In: graubuendenkultur.ch. Retrieved on October 13, 2016 (Source: Jürg Davatz et al .: Art guide through Switzerland. Volume 2: Glarus, Graubünden, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri. Text ed .: Steffan Biffiger. Ed. by the Society for Swiss Art History. Bern 2005, ISBN 3-906131-96-3 ).